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Lukas Nelson: Don’t ask him about his famous father, Press Democrat, Feb 2024

Lukas Nelson: Don’t ask him about his famous father, Press Democrat, Feb 2024

by Michael Shapiro | Feb 14, 2024 | Interviews, Music, Stories

Most stories about Lukas Nelson start with referencing his popular pop, Willie. So when I interviewed Lukas in advance of his Santa Rosa appearance in early 2024, I made a point to ask a series of questions about his own work, then later in the interview I asked a...
Old Crow Medicine Show’s catalog goes deeper than ‘Wagon Wheel’ – Press Democrat, July 8, 2022

Old Crow Medicine Show’s catalog goes deeper than ‘Wagon Wheel’ – Press Democrat, July 8, 2022

by Michael Shapiro | May 7, 2022 | Blog, Interviews, Music, Stories

Most editors don’t mind if you write a bit longer than assigned. I was asked to write 900 to 1,000 words about Old Crow Medicine Show for The Press Democrat, so it would have been fine, for example, to submit 1,100 words. Yet my interview with bandleader Ketch...
Bluesman Robert Cray says ‘goodbye old friend’ to Eric Clapton, Press Democrat, Dec. 3, 2021

Bluesman Robert Cray says ‘goodbye old friend’ to Eric Clapton, Press Democrat, Dec. 3, 2021

by Michael Shapiro | Feb 9, 2022 | Blog, Interviews, Music, Stories

After a decade of honing his craft and playing gritty clubs, Robert Cray burst onto the blues scene in the mid-1980s and became a global sensation. None other than B.B. King anointed him as the great blues hope who could carry the torch to the next generation. Cray...
Man stricken with ALS finds new voice in singing partner; June 12, 2018

Man stricken with ALS finds new voice in singing partner; June 12, 2018

by Michael Shapiro | Apr 15, 2018 | Blog, Interviews, Music, Stories

Sometimes a story comes along that breaks your heart before you start interviewing. And then when you get to know the subjects it becomes even more wrenching yet at the same time uplifting. The story of aspiring musician Bernie Dalton, who refused to let the loss of...
Sweet home Chicago: Blues, baseball and barbecue, Inspirato, Summer 2015

Sweet home Chicago: Blues, baseball and barbecue, Inspirato, Summer 2015

by Michael Shapiro | Aug 8, 2015 | Blog, Food, Interviews, Music, Sports, Stories, Travel

Sometimes, if you’ve worked with an editor for a while, she approaches you with an assignment. And occasionally she opens the door to your dream story. When my editor at Inspirato suddenly had an opening for a feature and asked me to pitch a story about Chicago,...
Grateful Dead documentary: North Bay has starring role (May 2015)

Grateful Dead documentary: North Bay has starring role (May 2015)

by Michael Shapiro | May 23, 2015 | Interviews, Music, Stories

Martin Scorsese is the executive producer of a forthcoming doc about the Dead, but it may not be released for a while. To read the story on the Press Democrat’s site, click here.   BY MICHAEL SHAPIRO FOR THE PRESS DEMOCRAT If you happened to visit Olompali...
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Michael Shapiro

Recent Posts

  • A conversation with Bridget Crocker, author of the new book, The River’s Daughter
  • A conversation with Stephanie Elizondo Griest, author of the new book, Art Above Everything
  • Why Time Flies: An inquiry into why time feels like it accelerates as we get older, Saturday Evening Post, Jan-Feb 2025
  • Climber with colon cancer seeks to summit Half Dome to raise awareness for screening, Press Democrat, Aug. 1, 2024
  • Journey Toward Everest: Trekking with the son of Tenzing Norgay to Everest Base Camp, Saturday Evening Post, Jan-Feb 2024
  • Lukas Nelson: Don’t ask him about his famous father, Press Democrat, Feb 2024
  • River Rights Gone Wrong, California water resources a source of conflict, Sierra magazine, Spring 2023

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